Meet the members of the Biomedical Entrepreneurship Training Program for Aging (BETA) team.

Program Director

Dr. Anandhi Upendran

Dr. Anandhi Upendran

Program Co-Director

Dr. William P. Fay

Dr. William P. Fay

Advisory Board Members

Richard J Barohn, MD

Richard J Barohn, MD

Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Hugh E. and Sarah D. Stephenson Dean, MU School of Medicine

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Mark Hannink, MS, PhD

Mark Hannink, MS, PhD

Diversity and Inclusion

Professor
Biochemistry
Associate Director, LSC
Fellowships & Education, Bond Life Sciences Center
Co-Director
Translational Biosciences Graduate Program

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Lisa Lorenzen

Lisa Lorenzen

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Technology Advancement
Technology Advancement Office
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Douglas Moesel

Douglas Moesel

Associate Professor, Management Department
Robert J. Trulaske Sr. College of Business
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Lori Popejoy

Lori Popejoy

Interim Dean & Associate Professor
Helen E Nahm Chair in Nursing
John A. Hartford Foundation Claire M. Fagin Fellow

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Latha Ramchand

Latha Ramchand

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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Anthony Ross

Anthony Ross

Associate Dean for Research, Management Department Chair, Professor of Management, and Leggett & Platt Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management
Robert J. Trulaske Sr. College of Business
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BETA Scholars Advisory Committee

Applicant contacts

Sonya Bahar

Sonya Bahar

UMSL

Professor of Biophysics
Director, Center for Neurodynamics
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Amber Bell, PhD, MSW

Amber Bell, PhD, MSW

LU

Social Work Program Director
Assistant Professor of Social Work
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David Beversdorf, MD

David Beversdorf, MD

MU

University of Missouri
Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Psychological Sciences and the Thompson Center
William and Nancy Thompson Endowed Chair in Radiology
Director of Graduate Studies, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program
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Sue Lasiter, PhD, RN

Sue Lasiter, PhD, RN

UMKC

Associate Professor
PhD Program Director
UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies
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Dr. Hu Yang

Dr. Hu Yang, PhD

MST

Linda & Bipin Doshi Dept Chair
Prof of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
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Chief Mentors

Clinical Immersion

Entrepreneurship and Disease Fundamentals

Drug and Device Design

  • Dr. Marjorie Skubic, PhD, Curators' Distinguished Professor, Robert H. Buescher Faculty Fellow, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Dr. Raghu Kannan, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Biological Engineering, Michael J and Sharon R Bukstein Chair in Cancer Research

Intellectual Property

Clinical Translation, Regulatory Affairs and Reimbursement

Business Strategy

Science Communication